Word: bows
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Another unmanned vessel, named Angus, was dispatched to the depths to take high-quality still photographs that would complement Argo's videotapes. Acoustic transponders delineated the ship's massive profile. Each image proved more remarkable than the previous one. A small flagpole stretched forlornly from the tip of the bow. Lifeboat bays yawned, empty. Much of the Titanic was in "pristine" condition, but portions of the hull seemed to show the lethal gash inflicted by the iceberg, and the stern of the ship had been wrested from the main body. No human remains were seen. In one alarming incident, Argo...
...sound of machine gunfire resolves into a pulsing electronic rock beat. Staccato images flash by. A flock of pink-plumed flamingos. Bikini- clad girls on the beach. Race horses bursting from the starting gate. The ocean speeding by under the bow of a boat. And, of course, the familiar art deco logo, glowing in vibrant turquoise and pink...
...unusual result is a comedy of mourning, an affirmation of attachments to the dead. Ethan visits his father in dreams; Leary's closest companion is Edward, his son's Welsh corgi. Unruly and nippy, the dog requires the services of Muriel, an obedience trainer at Meow-Bow kennel. She is an untypical breed in "truncated black suede boots with witchy toes and needle heels," a streetwise stray looking for a home. The Maryland working girl eventually gets a leash around Macon, who wants his wife back but breaks a leg and has to move in with his brothers and sister...
...Henley, there was no argument. The Tigers took a slight lead at the start of the race, but, by the quarter-mile point, the Crimson began to pull away, leading by a bow. Princeton tried to answer Harvard's whirlwind start with spurts between the half-mile to one-mile markers, but made no real impression...
...Medicine Bow, Wyo a town of 400 where mine shutdowns have left many residents unemployed, the group received a warm reception and a number of donations...